grey
Middle English
/ɡrɛi̯/
adj
Definitions
- grey, dull, drab (in color)
- glinting, glistening
Etymology
Inherited from Old English grǣġ inherited from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (grey).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*grēwaz
Gloss
grey
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blue-grey English
- grey English
- grey-blue English
- grey-haired English
- greyback English
- greybeard English
- greyboard English
- greybody English
- greyen English
- greyers English
- greyfriar English
- greyhead English
- greyish English
- greylead English
- greyline English
- greylist English
- greyly English
- greymuzzle English
- greyness English
- greyscale English
- greyschist English
- greystone English
- greyware English
- greywater English
- greywether English
- nongrey English
- pinko-grey English
- ungrey English
- ravus Latin
- *ghreghwos Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰregʰwos Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰreh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *grēwaz Proto-Germanic
- グレイ Japanese
- græg Old English
- grǣġ Old English
- grár Old Norse
- gris Old French
- grao Old High German
- grāo Old High German
- gris Norman
- *grāo Old Dutch
- grao Old Saxon
- *gris Frankish
- gre Tok Pisin
- grepela Tok Pisin